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“Sunlight 's a thing that needs a window Before it enter a dark room. Windows don't happen." So two old poets, Hunched at their beer in the low haze Of an inn parlour, while the talk ran Noisily by them, glib with prose.”

Needs Two Happens Dark Rooms Poet Lows Window Beer Ran Prose Sunlight Inns Haze Dark Room

Author:R. S. Thomas

“Sing, seraph with the glory! heaven is high. Sing, poet with the sorrow! earth is low. The universe's inward voices cry "Amen" to either song of joy and woe. Sing, seraph, poet! sing on equally!”

Earth Joy Song Universe Heaven Voice Cry Poet Sorrow Lows Glory Singers Inward Woe Amen

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day, or Warren's blackin' or Rowland's oil, or some o' them low fellows; never you let yourself down to talk poetry, my boy.”

Men Funny Poetry Boys Poet Lows Humorous Fellows Oil My Boys

Author:Charles Dickens

“We have more poets than judges and interpreters of poetry. It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one. There is, indeed, a certain low and moderate sort of poetry, that a man may well enough judge by certain rules of art; but the true, supreme, and divine poesy is equally above all rules and reason. And whoever discerns the beauty of it with the most assured and most steady sight sees no more than the quick reflection of a flash of lightning.”

Source: Works, Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy: With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices &c., &c

“Bangladesh is a world of metaphor, of high and low theater, of great poetry and music. You talk to a rice farmer and you find a poet. You get to know a sweeper of the streets and you find a remarkable singer.”

Knows World Streets Poet Lows Theater Metaphor Singers Remarkable Farmers Rice Great Poet Bangladesh Highs And Lows Great Poetry Poetry And Music Sweepers

Author:Jean Houston

“If you would be a poet, write living newspapers. Be a reporter from outer space, filing dispatches to some supreme managing editor who believes in full disclosure and has a low tolerance for bullshit.”

Ifs Writing Believe Would Be Space Poet Lows Tolerance Newspapers Supreme Editors Bullshit Reporters Outer Space Disclosure Filing

Book:Poetry as Insurgent Art

Source: Poetry as Insurgent Art

“The South produced statesmen and soldiers, planters and doctors, lawyers and poets, but certainly not engineers or mechanics. Let the Yankees adopt such low callings.”

Poet Calling Lows Doctors South Soldier Lawyer Engineers Mechanic Yankees Statesmen Planters

Author:Margaret Mitchell

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